EPISODE 1/22/02
Simon Brings News From Paris

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TUESDAY, JANUARY 22, 2002

Scene 1:
Location: Oakdale Police Station
Scene: Squad Room

SIMON FRASIER, HAL MUNSON, JACK SNYDER, LILY WALSH SNYDER, HOLDEN SNYDER

>> Hal: Ah, you look like hell.
>> Jack: Thanks.
>> Hal: Could've taken a personal day, you know.
>> Jack: You wouldn't know what to do without me. Besides, this way, I can worry about Carly and get some work done at the same time. Yes. Yes!
>> Hal: Good news?
>> Jack: Hear for yourself.
>> Simon: Hey, Jack, it's Simon. I'm back in Oakdale, and I think I hit pay dirt in Paris. I'll see you soon.
>> Lily: Think he heard something about Rose?
>> Jack: I hope so.
>> Holden: Have you guys decided whether or not these three disappearances are related?
>> Hal: We'll know more once Simon gets here.
>> Holden: Why don't you sit in on that meeting? I'll go check in on Molly.
>> Lily: Okay, I will. I will. And I do know somebody else who's gonna want to know this information.

Scene 2:
Scene: Squad Room

SIMON FRASIER, JACK SNYDER, LILY WALSH SNYDER, PAUL RYAN

>> Simon: Jack? Hey, sorry I couldn't get here sooner.
>> Jack: No sweat. Everything all right?
>> Simon: Yeah, I just went by "The Intruder" to bring Craig up to speed.
>> Jack: Since when does Montgomery take priority over the police, Simon?
>> Simon: Since he paid for my trip to Paris.
>> Jack: And the department appreciates the assist. But Craig won't be helping anyone if he flies to Paris and screws up this investigation before it starts.
>> Simon: Wait, wait, listen, between trying to handle his daughter and "The Intruder," he's got enough on his plate, it's okay. Do you mind if we get down to business?
>> Jack: Yes, I've got some people who are very interested in what you have to say.
[ Jack and Simon join Hal, Lily and Paul in the Interrogation Room ]
>> Lily: Simon, I'm so glad that you're here.
>> Paul: Heard you've got some news for us.
>> Lily: Yes, are you helping us find Rose after all?
>> Simon: Whoa, wait, wait a second, I --
>> Hal: Just start with whatever you've got on the limo, and from there, we'll move on to how each of the women was kidnapped --
>> Simon: Listen, maybe I wasn't clear in my message. Something's gotten mixed up in the translation. >> Jack: What was the mix-up?
>> Simon: Well, I managed to find some clues when I went to Paris. But, look, I don't know where Carly is, or Rose or Emily, for that matter. I'm sorry.

Scene 3:
Scene: Interrogation Room

SIMON FRASIER, LILY WALSH, JACK SNYDER, HAL MUNSON, PAUL RYAN

>> Simon: First I went to the Georges Cinq Hotel. Carly had a reservation there, but she never checked in.
>> Jack: What about the fax she sent?
>> Simon: Well, there's no way to verify who sent it. It's a dead end. So I went to the limo company that she mentioned in the postcard.
>> Lily: What postcard? She sent a postcard?
>> Hal: When she got to Paris, she sent Parker a postcard. She said she was getting into a limo from the Chreview Volant Company.
>> Lily: That's great. That's good news.
>> Jack: Well, we found -- we found the postcard right before Simon left for Paris.
>> Lily: Found it where?
>> Jack: Barbara was keeping it safe for us. It took some convincing for her to surrender it, but yeah, it was our first big clue.
>> Simon: Well, the Chreview Volant limo company denied any knowledge of Carly Tenney. They claimed they never sent anyone to the airport to pick her up, and there is nothing corresponding to her arrival in the books.
>> Hal: So we're back to square one?
>> Simon: Not quite. I did some more digging and came up with something very interesting. One of the Chreview Volant limousines went missing for several hours that night, so I think it's a reasonable assumption that whoever picked Carly up from the airport is responsible for her disappearance.
>> Hal: So how do we prove that?
>> Paul: Well, it's been weeks since Carly arrived in Paris. I mean, even if we did find the limo in question, it's probably been cleaned a dozen times.
>> Jack: So we're right back where we started. There's no evidence to connect the limo to Carly going missing.
>> Simon: Maybe there is.
>> Jack: If you have any evidence linking that stolen limo to Carly, let's hear it.
>> Simon: Well, I contacted the security guy that you put me in touch with at Charles de Gaulle airport.
>> Hal: What did he get you?
>> Simon: Well, he clued me in to the surveillance cameras that are in the baggage and the pick-up area. If the limo driver waiting for Carly was waiting by his car, then he'd be on tape.
>> Hal: Well, good thinking.
>> Simon: All right, so I fished through the tapes ad came up with a photo with a guy holding a sign that read "Carly Tenney."
>> Paul: All right, let's see it.
[ Simon holds up a photo of Phil Auster ]
>> Jack: I knew it. I knew it. [ grabs the picture ] Looks much different, alive and kicking and dry as a bone, doesn't he, Paul?
>> Lily: Who is it?
>> Paul: That's Phil Auster. The man who attacked my mother.

Scene 4:
Scene: Interrogation Room

SIMON FRASIER, HAL MUNSON, LILY WALSH SNYDER, JACK SNYDER

>> Hal: Thanks for your help with this, Simon.
>> Simon: Not a problem. I'm sorry I couldn't be of more assistance.
>> Hal: Hey, you gave us a good place to start.
>> Lily: Look, I'll walk you out.

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